President
Rodrigo Roa Duterte reacted to the plan of the United States of America
deploying missiles in Asia.
Duterte declared that he will not allow the
United States to install any missile systems in any part of the country. He
adds that he acknowledges the existing mutual defense treaty between the two
nations but still will reject any entry of foreign weapons, including
nuclear arsenal in the country since this is considered a violation of the
Constitution.
“There’s an item in the newspaper
that they are going to place some ballistic mid-range (missiles). That can
never happen,” Duterte said.
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“That will never happen because I
will not allow [it] because it’s also a violation of the Constitution. You
cannot place nuclear arms in the Philippines,” he added.
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper
wants to deploy new intermediate-range missiles in Asia supposedly to counter
the rise of China in the region,
Duterte also clarified that aside
from preventing the entry of foreign weapons like missiles, he said he would
also not allow “foreign troops, not only the Americas, in my land.”
“No troops will be stationed in
Pag-asa Island,” he said.
The Chief executive insisted that
he does not want the Philippines to be caught in the middle of the conflict
between the United States and China.
These foreign powers can launch missiles that will “cross the
Philippines but make sure they will not fall short” on the country, Duterte
said in a jest. “I will get angry with you. If you want a fight, fight
among yourselves. It’s geopolitics,” he said.
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